New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-26
CELEBRATING EVACUA7ION DAY
VETERANS WAX wEOIn OVER THE DrCADENCE O
PATRIOTIC sENTMENT-rLAG-RAIaING AND IA

PATRIOTIC sENTMENT-FLAG -RAIsINGS AND PA
RADTs.
There were many persons the streets yesterday
who were unaware that It was Evacuation Day. and
many Of those who did had very dim idea # what
that was, anyway. The glorious event which stirrrd
the pulse Of Now Workers well into the years
Of the immediate fathers Of this generation has lost f.
significance now except 10 the fcw who pcsI,t"ntly
year after year, mantaia II celebration Al tine same
hour &istophcr Il. FORBES a descendant Of tho I.cNo
lutionary Van Arsdacs, performed his hereditary duty
Of raising the flag at the Battery, attended by a dcpu-
atiOn from Eihcr Post. &. A. h.
Among these Is Adjuant j. Gould Warner who at
break Of day at his post yesterday, he 4. every
year 10 raise the American nag the fort I'm Cen
tIal Park Io commented with some bitterness on
the fact that his patriotic service vas witnessed only
By few Park policemen aud others who were present
duty and lamentcd this decadcnce Of National
sentiment. The flag new, present from the
Park Commissioners TO the veterans Of 1872. General
Abram Dally's command, the survivors Of the war Of
1912, numbered only two yesterday himself. ace
ninety ono, and George Cryelcr, eighty eight who
made their march at noon without music down tho
Bowcry to OycrtOn's Hotel where they wero enter
talnd.
The Old Guard I'm tho evening took hold Of the cello
brai'on of the day IN It's well known fashion. TIcre
muttcrngs deep and loud among the venerable
composing this corps over the degcncracy Of the
times which was attributed to the prcpOnderancc Of
the foreign element In New ork and the oton TO
affairs. which left time for sentimental patriotism
Eighty five strong with an arnOry guard of ten left
behind, they marched up Iith ave under command (
Major George W. Mclean, headed by Cappas Band
They made a trlunphal progress 10 the Nndsor Hotel
the citizens along their route blazing their path with
rockets Candles bombs, flower pots aud culOlcd lights
Returning TO tho IifIh Ayenue Hotel they gave a
marching salute to General ". f. Sherman, whom they
anerward scrcnadcd. a committee subsequently
escorted Generals sherman and Scle3 10 the Old
Guard krinory at Fourteenth ST. and f1hh ave, where
a number of guests were collected to meet them and
10 pledge them over tho Guards venerable punch
bowl Among those present a. guests and on duty
we're Generals J. h. Woodward, ". H.. Brdwnell, H. C.
King Frederick Z. Locke Colonies L. W. Ninchcsirr
T. C. Niles, Major Charles Applcby, Captain j. H.
Butler, Commissioner Jacob Hess ana AoDcIl Kay
HaWtOn.
After supper Major Mclean introduced General
Sckes in a speech I'm which he recalled the Inst
Evacuation Day when 4" the lobster backs ran away"
In 1888, and said that when the old Guard 5 PIede
cossOr tho Old Light Guard made Us hSt parade Jut
fifty years later in 1858, lis red coats caused mo
street boys Of tho day TO revive the old rhyme and
boot the weaIcrs Of them
General Daniel Il. Sickles recalled the enthusiasm
OF tho day ia his bOybood and said lac was present
purpose To eXprcss his appreciation or body Oh
men who disposed 10 Keep up tho traditions Ot
Ncw-York, at time when IL was fashionable 10 go
fox hunting and country dancing whenever there was
a holiday His denuncdtiOu OF those WHO came I'd
this country destroy It's liberties evoked great ap
plause, and when he announced his rcadlnss To DO
Of those who should put Thorn down, lawfully II